24.2k views
5 votes
As a town gets smaller, the population of its high school decreases by 12% each year. The student body has 125 students now. In how many years will it have about 75 students? Use this equation 75=125(0.88)^x to solve the problem. Round the nearest year.

User Shaba
by
5.7k points

2 Answers

3 votes
125(0.88)^1 = 110
125(0.88)^2 = 96.8
.
125(0.88)^4 = 74.96 = about 75
User Marky
by
5.3k points
3 votes

Answer:

4 years!

Explanation:

Look below to see the work (:

As a town gets smaller, the population of its high school decreases by 12% each year-example-1
User Qasim Khokhar
by
6.3k points